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Mary Higgins Clark likes to delve into different worlds in her crackerjack novels of suspense; but while the milieus change, her stories are always compelling. As she puts it: "I write about people going about their daily lives, not looking for trouble, who are suddenly plunged into menacing situations."

Fresh from her smashing success with the Alvirah and Willy stories of The Lottery Winner, the Queen of Suspense has gone straight to the top to create an extraordinary new sleuthing couple -- Henry and Sunday, a dashing ex-president and his young congresswoman bride.

New York Times - Justine Elias

Anyone looking for a modern-day Nick and Nora Charles will be disappointed by this slender collection of short stories.... The most vivid characterizations — a fashion-obsessed terrorist, a dictator's spineless henchman and a small child lost in the woods — exist on the fringes of the action, reminders that Ms. Clark can be a far more engaging writer than she's letting on here.